Audit of five years of burn ICU in BMC hospital Quetta

ABSTRACT

Burns are series form of trauma with grave consequences for the patient and Family, with high morbidity and mortality. Since the establishment of burns ward at Bolan Medical College and Complex Hospital Quetta in 2002, we have been Receiving and managing a great variety of patients with burns from Kerosene oil, Petrol, gas, fire, scalds, chemical and Electric bums, Patients were received from With in [balochistan and sindh] and outside Afghnistan and Iran [Irani Balochistan] and as victims of war on terror from the region as a results on going war. An audit of our patients received from 2004 to 2008 has been presented which Consists of patients out of which 58% were male and 42% were female, Major Pathogens isolated were staphylococcus aurous [MRSA] and pseudomonas. Indicates of infection was high in patients with longer stay and extensive burns out Come of admit patients is also mentioned